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Author Koch, Dirk-Jan.

Title Aid from international NGOS : blind spots on the aid allocation map / Dirk-Jan Koch
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Routledge studies in development economics ; 70
Routledge studies in development economics ; 70.
Contents 1. Introduction -- pt. I. Mapping and testing potential determinants of geographic choices of international NGOs -- 2. What determines geographic choices of NGOs? An exploration -- 3. Geographic decisions of Dutch NGOs: myths and realities -- pt. II. Explaining the geographic concentration of international NGOs -- 4. concentration of NGOs: an evolutionary economic geography approach -- 5. Do country images affect the concentration of NGOs? -- 6. Back donors' influence on concentration: marketization or slipstream? -- pt. III. Analysing the implications of the geographic choices of international NGOs -- 7. Consequences of concentration of NGOs: does it affect cooperation? -- 8. Implications of the research findings
Summary This book maps, explains and assesses the country choices of the largest international NGOs€using€qualitative, quantitative and experimental methods to provide a clear insight into what determines these choices
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-218) and index
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Subject Economic assistance -- Developing countries
Economic development -- Developing countries
Non-governmental organizations.
Organizations
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
Economic assistance
Economic development
Non-governmental organizations
Niet-gouvernementele organisaties.
Ruimtelijke concentratie.
Developing countries
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203882177
0203882172
9781134011100
1134011105
9781134011094
1134011091